July Photo of the Month Contest

**Steve Ashton** · 26th June 10, 01:37 PM

The topic for the Photo of the Month contest for July is.........

Kilts in action

Please submit your photo of a Kilt moving, doing something, in action.

As we are a little late in announcing the July contest we will extend the deadline to 12:00pm Saturday the 3rd of July.

**Woot22** · 26th June 10, 02:24 PM

Can't remember the exact rule on this but is it OK to submit a picture of a kilt or kilts if I am not in the photo? I took this picture while in Scotland last summer. Thought it was a good example of the kilt "marching".

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 26th June 10, 03:49 PM

Cool, the Atholl Highlanders looking good... although I don't believe troops (even private armies) are allowed to parade with fixed bayonets. Comments, Jock Scot?

**Jock Scot** · 26th June 10, 04:24 PM

Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown

Cool, the Atholl Highlanders looking good... although I don't believe troops (even private armies) are allowed to parade with fixed bayonets. Comments, Jock Scot?

In certain circumstances a Regiment may march with bayonets fixed; when a Monarch is present being one, the other is when a Regiment(a county Regiment quite often) is given the honour of the "Freedom of a City" (Glasgow, Gloucester, Cardiff for example) then the Regiment has the right to march through the city with bayonets fixed. That right will not be available to those units without the "Freedom of the(particular) City".

No doubt The Atholl Highlanders have that right (perhaps in Perth?) , or they would not be doing it. Or, Queen Victoria(?) may have granted them the right to do so for some reason that I am unaware of. Make no mistake, it is a honour for a particular unit to be allowed to do so.

**Riverkilt** · 26th June 10, 07:53 PM

Trail ride. A pause at John Ford Point at Monument Valley, Utah.

Yeah, I know, someone else's turn but just wanna help get this rolling to see more cool pics.

**Woot22** · 26th June 10, 09:05 PM

That is a great pic Riverkilt. Looks like a lot of fun.

**MacMillan of Rathdown** · 27th June 10, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

Adjust that stirrup, trooper!

(Cool picture, Ron!)

**Detroitpete** · 27th June 10, 10:55 AM

Hmmm...Action?

**Macman** · 27th June 10, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown

Cool, the Atholl Highlanders looking good... although I don't believe troops (even private armies) are allowed to parade with fixed bayonets. Comments, Jock Scot?

To add another example to Jock's comments, Scott, the Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's) has been granted the freedom of the city of Victoria, and is allowed to parade "with colours flying and bayonets fixed".